Blue whales everywhere we looked near Santa Cruz Island. Bottlenose AND common dolphins also watched
2020 08-04 SB Channel Captain Dave returned to the land of the giants that I wrote about in yesterday’s whale report. This big hotspot is...
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Aug 3, 20202 min read
“best trip I’ve ever been on!” (tons of whales, 3 species of dolphins and more)
2020 08-03 SB Channel Captain Colton says “best trip I’ve ever been on!” The coastal fog layer burned off quickly, and the moderate chop...
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Aug 2, 20201 min read
The blue whale zone moved a bit closer to land…lots of dolphins all around.
2020 08-02 SB Channel Captain Colton and the crew traversed the Santa Barbara Channel under blues skies and bright sunshine all day. Seas...
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Aug 1, 20201 min read
Many blue whales today, we closely watched a dozen. Loads of active dolphins too.
2020 08-01 SB Channel The skies were sunny and bright all day! Seas, on the other hand, were not dangerous but just a tad whipped-up. As...
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Jul 31, 20201 min read
Mighty whales in the wind, plenty of dolphins too.
2020 07-31 SB Channel A moderate breeze and swell characterized the southern half of the Santa Barbara Channel today. Sunny skies with...
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Jul 30, 20202 min read
Massive dolphin populations and wonderful blue whales too!
2020 07-30 SB Channel Fog limited our lateral visibility but dissipated a few miles offshore…the rest of the day was bright and sunny. ...
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Jul 29, 20202 min read
Tons of blue whales and 4 species of dolphins. Wow!
2020 07-29 SB Channel Five wonderful cetacean species today! Skies were mostly gray from a high stratus layer, but a few sunny “sucker...
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Jul 27, 20201 min read
Lots of blue whales and, eee-hah, a dolphin stampede!
2020 07-27 SB Channel The northern half of the Channel was calm on our way out this morning, but the southern half was breezy....
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Jul 26, 20202 min read
A banner season for blue whales.
2020 07-26 SB Channel A banner season for blue whales. A foggy morning did not deter Captain Colton and his crew from transecting the...
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Jul 25, 20201 min read
Numerous blue whales today; some surface feeding; 3 species of dolphins too.
2020 07-25 SB Channel Santa Barbara to Santa Rosa Island, round trip results: 12+ giant blue whales, 50 Risso’s dolphins, 100 offshore...
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Jul 24, 20201 min read
Santa Rosa Island yields blue whales. Loads of dolphins also encountered.
2020 07-24 SB Channel It was another fine day in the land of the giants. Skies started off with that typical high stratus layer and the...
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Jul 23, 20201 min read
A fin whale/blue whale hybrid surrounded by loads of giant blues, dolphins and WOW!
2020 07-23 SB Channel It was another day with a thin, high stratus layer and companion calm seas. We closely watched: 9+ giant blue...
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Jul 22, 20201 min read
Back among the giants and lots of dolphins (2 kinds)
2020 07-22 SB Channel A high, thin marine stratus layer hung around all day over generally flat seas. Captain Dave and the crew of the...
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Jul 21, 20201 min read
A showy humpback and hundreds of dolphins.
2020 07-21 SB Channel There was a touch of wind in the Channel. It wasn’t strong in the morning, but it picked up in the afternoon. As I...
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Jul 19, 20201 min read
More giant blue whales today.
2020 07-20 SB Channel West Although the trip experienced glassy surface waters at the start, further offshore, and in the afternoon, a...
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Jul 18, 20202 min read
Giant Blue Whale Invasion!
2020 07-18 West Channel Blue whale extravaganza! Skies were blue and sunny from the get-go, and there was no swell at all. We ran far to...
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Jul 16, 20201 min read
Untitled
IT’S NEVER TO EARLY TO START WATCHING WHALES ON THE CONDOR EXPRESS. MEET KESSLER, FIN WHALE WATCHER.
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Jul 16, 20202 min read
Fin Whale Encounter !!
2020 07-16 SB Channel Far West WE GOT MUGGED BY A FIN WHALE FOR AN HOUR Conditions in the Santa Barbara Channel were absolutely glorious....
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Jul 15, 20202 min read
Circumnavigation !!
2020 07-15 SB Channel – West We circumnavigated the western Santa Barbara Channel today and had great looks at 2000 long-beaked common...
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Jul 14, 20201 min read
Dolphins + whale = clear the mind!
2020 07-14 SB Channel Ah, the fresh air. It is always so nice to push away from the mainland, get into the salty environment and leave...
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